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World Population Growth History

Here is a summary of World Population Growth history from 10,000 BC to 2050 AD.
World Population Growth History Chart

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  The total number of humans that have ever lived has been estimated at 110 billion.
  Approximately 6% of all those people are alive today.

Africa
plus
Madagascar
Asia
plus
USSR /
Mideast
Europe
North
America
Canada
US
Mexico
Carrib.
South
America
plus
Central
America
Oceania
plus
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Total
(millions)

10000 B.C.

5,000 year
increments

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5000 B.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

2000 B.C.

1,000 year
increments

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

1000 B.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

50
0 A.D.
500 year
increments

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

500 A.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

300

1000 A.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

1500 A.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

500

1650 A.D.

 50 year
increments

 

327
103
0.5
12
2
600

1750 A.D.

 

475
144
3
11
2
750

1800 A.D.

 

597
192
5.3
19
2
900
1810
10 year
increments  

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

1,000
1820

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

1830

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

1840

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

1850

 

741
274
23
33
2
1,171
1860

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

1870

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

1880

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

1890

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

1900

 

915
423
76
63
6
1,608
1910

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

1920

 

997
485
105.7
92

1,834
1930

 

1,069
530
122.7
110

2,008
1940

 

1,173
579
131.7
132

2,216
1950

 

1,272
594
150.7
162
12
2,406
1960

 

1,665
641
178.5
208

2,972
1970

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,700
1980
 470
 2,601
 484*
372
 242
 23
4,400
1990

 

 

 

 

 

5,100
1997
750
3,477
508*
464
329
29
5,852

1997 Pop. Distribution

12.8%
59.4%
8.7%
7.9%
5.6%
0.5%
95.0%

*Missing data for Russsia explains the 5% or so difference in the total.

  .
Projected Population Estimates:

.
Africa
Asia
Europe*
N.A.
S.A.
O.+Aus.
Total
2000
5 year
increments
803
3,686
729
487
348
30
6.08
2005
891
3,913
729
512
371
32
6.45
2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 6.8
2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7.2
2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7.6
2025
1,327
4,753
711
618
447
39
7.89
2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8.2
2035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8.5
2040

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.8
2045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 9.4
2050
2,050
6,109
458*
720
475
43
9.85

Est. 2050 Pop. Distribution

20.8%
62.0%
4.6%
7.3%
4.8%
0.4%
99%

*The data for Europe includes all of Russsia, except for 2050.

90

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

Source: US Department of Commerce, plus other research
There are many estimates of population for various time periods.
The reporting categories change over time, introducing difficult-to-resolve errors.
I have selected the numbers which are the most consistent among experts in the demographics field.


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This Vaughns 1-Pagers World Population Growth Table web page was updated on 2007-11-20.